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General Physics Jan 14, 2022

New study shows novel crystal structure for hydrogen under high pressure

Elements in the periodic table can take up multiple forms. Carbon, for example, exists as diamond or graphite depending on the environmental conditions at the time of formation. Crystal structures that have been formed in ...

Environment Jan 10, 2022

Can we feed billions without wrecking the planet?

We are now producing more food more efficiently than ever, and there is plenty to go around for a human population of 7 billion. But it is coming at a drastic cost in environmental degradation, and the bounty is not reaching ...

Agriculture Jan 4, 2022

Frequent stover mulching builds healthy soil through bacterial community

Soil health refers to the ability of soils to perform vital living system functions in accordance with their potential and over time, and is the foundation of productive, sustainable agriculture. Conservation tillage, such ...

Economics & Business Dec 23, 2021

Consumer confidence: Omicron plays holiday Grinch

Although consumers were slightly more optimistic about economic conditions in the December survey, nearly all the data were collected prior to the rapid spread of Omicron in the U.S., according to the University of Michigan ...

General Physics Dec 20, 2021

Reentrant tensegrity: An auxetic, three-periodic, chiral tensegrity structure

In a new report now published in Science Advances, Mathias Oster, and a team of scientists at the Institute for Mathematics at the Berlin Institute of Technology and the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburg ...

Plasma Physics Dec 16, 2021

Toward fusion energy, team models plasma turbulence on the nation's fastest supercomputer

A team modeled plasma turbulence on the nation's fastest supercomputer to better understand plasma behavior

Social Sciences Dec 15, 2021

How workers become seduced by the cult of 'optimal busyness'

The consultant was on her way to a demanding client meeting when she realized she had had a miscarriage. But she did not interrupt her day. Instead, she went on to complete the meeting at her client's offices.

Cell & Microbiology Dec 13, 2021

Life arose on hydrogen energy

How did the first chemical reactions get started at the origin of life and what was their source of energy? Researchers at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have reconstructed the metabolism of the last universal ...

Plants & Animals Dec 10, 2021

New understanding of plant nutrient response could improve fertilizer management strategies

Green is a color that is almost universally associated with plants—for good reason. The green pigment chlorophyll is essential to plants' ability to generate food; but what happens if they don't have enough of it?

Space Exploration Dec 8, 2021

Rocket Lab shows off its new reusable Neutron rocket, due for launch in 2024

On December 2, 2021, the commercial space company Rocket Lab unveiled the detailed architecture of their Neutron rocket for the first time. In a live-streamed event, the company showcased all the new elements that will make ...

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